OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000025
MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BROKEN CHAIN,UNSTABLE POSITION
Event description
TRUCK SUPPORTED BY CHAIN HOOKED TO WRECKER FELL ON EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING UNDER A TRUCK REMOVING A TRANSMISSION. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS SUPPORTED BY A CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE BOOM OF A WRECKER TRUCK. THE CHAI N SUDDENLY SNAPPED, ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO FALL AND CRUSH EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS KIL LED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 885
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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